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Revealed: Stuxnet “beta’s” devious alternate attack on Iran nuke program

2013-02-27/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

Revealed: Stuxnet “beta’s” devious alternate attack on Iran nuke program

Smartphones, Foolish Security Choices

2013-02-27/0 Comments/in Mobile Security/by fdesir

An Interesting article from information week in there Security section: People with smartphones could be smarter in their security practices. One smartphone user in every four, according to security firm AVG Technologies, stores intimate photos on a smartphone or tablet, a practice that makes a lost or stolen device a potential privacy problem. AVG didn’t specifically […]

Revealed: Stuxnet “beta’s” devious alternate attack on Iran nuke program

2013-02-27/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

Revealed: Stuxnet “beta’s” devious alternate attack on Iran nuke program

Smartphones, Foolish Security Choices

2013-02-27/0 Comments/in Mobile Security/by fdesir

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Revealed: Stuxnet “beta’s” devious alternate attack on Iran nuke program

2013-02-27/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

by Dan Goodin

Researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen version of Stuxnet. The discovery sheds new light on the evolution of the powerful cyberweapon that made history when it successfully sabotaged an Iranian uranium-enrichment facility in 2009.

Stuxnet 0.5 is the oldest known version of the computer worm and was in development no later than November of 2005, almost two years earlier than previously known, according to researchers from security firm Symantec. The earlier iteration, which was in the wild no later than November 2007, wielded an alternate attack strategy that disrupted Iran’s nuclear program by surreptitiously closing valves in that country’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility. Later versions scrapped that attack in favor of one that caused centrifuges to spin erratically. The timing and additional attack method are a testament to the technical sophistication and dedication of its developers, who reportedly developed Stuxnet under a covert operation sponsored by the US and Israeli governments. It was reportedly personally authorized by Presidents Bush and Obama.

Smartphones, Foolish Security Choices

2013-02-27/0 Comments/in Mobile Security/by fdesir

AVG didn’t specifically define “intimate” in its survey. “The mobile survey asks whether or not people have intimate photos of themselves on their smartphone or tablet, allowing the definition of ‘intimate’ to be purely up to the respondents’ interpretation of that word,” a company spokeswoman said in an email.

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